In the summer of 1976, Maurice Flitcroft, an easygoing crane operator from northern England, registered to play in the local qualifier for the Open Championship. But that was not the story. What made ...

Simon Farnaby, who co-wrote "The Phantom of The Open: Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golf" in 2010, turned the book into a screenplay that was recently made into the movie “The Phantom of the ...

In 1975, Maurice Flitcroft was a 45-year-old shipyard worker who decided that his dream was to golf in the 1976 British Open. As he had hardly golfed before, this was a somewhat stupid dream, but ...

Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft lines up a putt at the British Open qualifying round in 'The Phantom Of The Open.' Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies) recalls practicing his golf swing as a ...

The film is based on The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World’s Worst Golfer by Simon Farnaby and Scott Murray (Farnaby also wrote the screenplay), and it largely adheres to historical ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: From Happy Madison to Tiger Woods jokes, golf is an easy target to poke fun at. But British golfer Maurice Flitcroft did a bit more than just poking fun—he committed ...

There’s a wonderful scene in the new motion picture “The Phantom of the Open” in which the real-life character named Maurice Flitcroft—the Great Impersonator who five times attempted to qualify for ...

Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN. Photo credit Nick Wall. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. In the charming true-story comedy PHANTOM OF THE OPEN, Mark Rylance plays the ...

Just a glance or two at the trailer for “The Phantom of the Open” – a dramedy loosely based on the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a British crane operator who somehow managed to compete in the 1976 ...

Inspired by Maurice Flitcroft’s stunningly bad results at the 1976 British Open, this comedy plays with a genre in which underdogs so often triumph. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Maurice Flitcroft had a dream to compete in one of golf's most prestigious events. The only problem was, he didn’t know how to play golf. In fact he didn't even own golf clubs But that wasn’t going to ...

Just a glance or two at the trailer for “The Phantom of the Open” — a dramedy loosely based on the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a British crane operator who somehow managed to compete in the 1976 ...